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The Army has been deployed successful sensitive areas of Assam’s Kokrajhar district, wherever 2 persons were killed successful mob violence, starring to arson and clashes allegedly betwixt the Bodos and Adivasis, officials said connected Wednesday (January 21, 2026).
The Army unit conducted patrolling with the territory medication successful the affected areas of Karigaon and its adjacent locations connected Tuesday (January 21, 2026) night, a defence spokesperson told PTI.
A emblem march volition besides beryllium conducted by the Army successful the country connected Wednesday (January 21, 2026), arsenic portion of confidence-building measures, helium said.
A full of 4 Army columns are presently successful the district, the spokesperson said.
The wide concern is nether control, and choky information measures person been enactment successful spot successful Kokrajhar and neighbouring Chirang district, officials said.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had earlier said arrangements were successful spot to deploy the Army, portion the Rapid Action Force (RAF) was already connected the ground, pursuing the mob unit and clashes.
On Monday (January 19, 2026) night, a conveyance with 3 Bodos connected committee had deed 2 Adivasi persons astatine Mansingh Road nether Karigaon outpost, a Home Department authoritative said.
The 3 Bodos were reportedly beaten up by neighbouring Adivasi villagers, and the conveyance was torched. One idiosyncratic died then, portion different succumbed to injuries connected Tuesday (January 20, 2026), helium said, adding, 3 different injured were undergoing attraction successful hospital.
On Tuesday (January 20, 2026), the concern flared up with Bodo and Adivasi communities blocking the National Highway adjacent to the Karigaon outpost, burning tyres, mounting ablaze a authorities bureau and attacking the Karigaon constabulary outpost, the authoritative said.
The constabulary baton-charged the protesters and fired teardrop state shells to disperse the crowd, successful which respective people, including a fewer constabulary personnel, were injured, helium said.
The Kokrajhar territory medication has acceptable up 2 alleviation camps astatine Karigaon High School and Gwajanpuri Amanpara High School, aft respective villagers from Karigaon fled fearing attacks.
Prohibitory orders person been imposed crossed Kokrajhar territory nether Section 163 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the authoritative said.
The Home Department has besides suspended Internet/mobile information services successful Kokrajhar and Chirang districts arsenic a precautionary measure.
